It’s been years since I’ve seen Dance, you’re on fire, and like many I was keen for their return show in Cape Town at Mercury. They shared the stage with The Plastics, Veladraco and Young Hands, as well as the myriad painted cardboard cartoons that filled the venue.
Beach Party played a once-off reunion show at Mercury at the end of October, featuring most of the original members, and support from the Runaway Nuns and Heroine.
Blah Blah Bar held the Interplanetary Folk fest, a mini folk and quirky music festival, over a week at the end of September; here are some shots of the Saturday night, featuring Ottoman Slap, Hezron Chetty, Jonathan Tait, and Riku Lätti and Churchill.
Retro Dizzy played a packed show in Mercury back at the end of September and, I must say, Mercury looked better than I’d seen it, well probably ever – balloons, lanterns and streamers abounded and a snowy old TV formed the bizarre centrepiece on the bottom left corner of the stage. Completing the musical lineup were the highly entertaining and energetic Runaway Nuns and my favourite local post-punks Dangerfields.
Here’s a look at the almost birthday-party-themed night.
Club Med played host to another chaotic night of high energy courtesy of Italian hardcore punks Slander in mid-September. The Italians were good but for all their hype I have to say I was a little disappointed – it was actually FREExMONEY’s set was the standout of the night for me. Young Hands were a lot of fun too and One Eight Seven were great, as they always are.
Here are some shots from the night.
